Luggage bag



May 28, 1935. G. ARPIN I IUGGGE BAG Filed May 20, 1933 Patented May 28,v1935 v UNITED STATES LUGGAGE BAG I leonard George Arpin, Fortlauderdale, l'la.; as-

signor of one-half to Howard C. Jelkl, Fortv Lauderdale, F1a.

stilaan my zo, isst. serial No. 671,977

comm. (ci. 19H9' This invention relates to a luggage bag and concernsitself with a structure primarily ladapted for traveling in vehiclessuch as automobiles .or the like. A luggage bag for vehicle travelshould possess the following characteristics: it mustbe easy to packwithout wrinkling the clothes; it should also be of such a nature thatit can be quickly unpacked and wherein an article of clothing may beremoved without disturbing the others. It should also be of such acharacter that it can contain both mens and womens clothes. Besides itshould be dust proof and water proof and of such a practical nature thatit can be readily suspended from one of the 4inner sides of the vehicleor placed upon thi` back seat when such seat is not in use. vTo thisend'such a R18- gage bag requires certain flexibility so that jit canadapt itself to different positions without wrinkling or improperlycreasing the clothes.

The invention comprises the novel structure and combination of partshereinafter describedv and more particularly pointed out and defined inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing which illustrates a preferred form of thisinvention and in which similar reference numerals refer to similarfeatures in the different views:

Figure 1 is an end elevational view of a luggage bag involving thisinvention.

Figurev 2 is an enlarged side elevational view of the bag with partsbroken away.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken upon the line III--III ofFigure 2 looking in the direction of the arrow.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing a portion ofthe interior of the bag.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the bagv taken atright angles to the view of Figure 4.

In the illustrated embodimentfof this invention, the luggage bag isconstructed from a pair of flexible side portions I and 2 which mayconsist of canvas. leather or any suitable fabric. 'Ihese side piecesare connected by an intermediate portion '3 which is fastened to theside portions by means of folded leather strips I or the like as shownin Figure 3.` The intermediate portion is slotted for access to the bagas indicated at 5. In the present instance the slotted portion extendsover the top of the bag and substantially halfway down the sidesthereof. An arcuate metal plate 6 is preferably secured to the upperportion of the bag by means of rivets or the like and the slottedportion of the bag which fits over the metal plate l may be closed ,by ahookless fastener l or by any other suitable means. A bracket l isattached tothe metal plate l for supporting clothes hook hangers or thelike from which pants and coats'may be sus- 5 pended. The lower edges ofthe plate 8 are provided with keepers or guideways l in which the endsof suitable rods I 0 are confined. These rods Il can readily be removedor can be slid in the guideways as desired. 'Ihe metal rods I0 arepreferably designed to support a ladys dress which may be foldedthereover or suspended therefrom. v f

In the drawing, a mans suit Il is shown suspended from the bracket lby-means of an ordinary clothes hanger and a womans garments I! areshown supported from the wiresl l0. In order to carry shirts or similararticles apair'of pockets I 3 and Il are provided adjacent the side I ofthe bag as shown in Figure 3. The upper ends of these vpockets areadapted to be closed by snap fasteners Il or the like. In the drawingwearing apparel It is shown within the pockets.

A handle I1 is adapted to be attached to the upper surface of the bagfor the purpose of carrying the same orsupporting the same from a hookupon the sides of a motor vehicle as shown in Figure 1. It will howeverbe appreciated that due to the i'lexible character of the bag, it may bereadily folded without materially wrinkling 3o the garments or it may bepositioned upon the floor of the car and inclined against theA rear seatin the event that the rear seat is not requiredl for two passengers.Thematerial from v which the bag is made is preferably water proof andthe bag as constructed is also dust prooi'. As a result the bag lendsitself to the conveniences of vehicle travel. A

It will readily be appreciated that by opening the hookless fastener 1the side of the bag designated by the reference numeral lmay be foldeddownwardly making it very easy to pack the bag with garments. For thesame reason, it will be evident that garments mayl be readily removedfrom the bag without disturbing those garments that it is desired tohave remain in the bag.

I'he bottom of vthebag may also be provided with a handle I1* ifdesired. 'I'his facilitates carrying the bag, since under certainconditions the bag may be folded at its mid-section and 50 the handlesbrought togetherwhich obviously reduces the'length as so carried.

I am aware that many changes may be made and numerous details ofconstruction may be varied through a wide range without departing 55from the principles oi' this invention, and I, therefore, do not purposelimiting the patent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated by theappended claims.

I claim as my invention:

l. A luggage bag comprising flexible side members and an intermediateflexible web connecting said side members and forming the top, bottomand side edges of said bag, a curved metal plate in the top portion ofthe bag, said web having an entrance slit extending over said metalplate, hookless fasteners for closing said slit, a handle secured to thetop portion of said bag, a second handle secured to the bottom portionof said bag, said bag being adapted to be folded at mid-section and thehandles brought together for carrying the same.

2. A luggage bag comprising ilexible side members and an intermediateflexible web between said side members and forming the top, bottom andside edges of the bag, means for reinforcing the top portion of saidweb, said web having an entrance slit extending over the top portionthereof, a handle at the top of said bag and a handle at the bottom ofsaid bag, said bag being adapted to be folded at mid-section and saidhandles brought together for carrying the same.

3. A luggage bag comprising flexible side members, an intermediate webhaving outwardly directed marginal flanges secured to the edges of saidside members and forming the top, bottom and side edges of saidbag,'means for reinforcing the top portion of said web, a handle securedto the top portion of said bag and a handle secured to the bottomportion of said bag, said bag being adapted to be folded at mid-sectionfor bringing said handles together for carrying said bag.

4. A luggage bag comprising flexible side members, a flexible webconnecting said side members and forming the top, bottom and side edgesof said bag, a curved metal plate secured to the top portion of saidweb, said plate having parallel guideways formed thereon for receivingclothes. supporting rods, said web having an entrance slit extendingover said plate, a handle at the top of said bag and a handle at thebottom of said bag, said bag being adapted to be folded at mid-sectionfor bringing said handles together.

5. A luggage bag comprising ilexible side members and an intermediateflexible web between said side members. means forming a bead at thejunctures of said web with said side portions, said bag having a topportion and a bottom portion, reinforcing means in the top portion, ahandle at the top portion of the bag, a handle at the bottom portion ofthe bag, said bag being foldable at mid-section to bring said handlestogether'for carrying said bag.

6. A closed luggage bag comprising flexible side portions and anintermediate web adapted for containing clothes in suspended relation,said bag having a handle at the top and a handle at the bottom and beingadapted to be folded at substantially mid-section for forming asubstantially U-shaped bag.

- LEONARD GEORGE ARPIN.

